Tikfu Gee, MBBS, MS, Kheng Wah Ong, MBBS, MS, Zubaidah Hanifa, MBBS, MS, Oo Myint Minn, MBBS, MS, Suriyana Ghani, MBBS, Qisti Fathi Nik, MBBS. Universiti Putra Malaysia Conventional multi port surgery has now been accepted as safe and reliable in colorectal cancer surgery in terms of oncological clearance and patient morbidity. Recent advances have […]
Tikfu Gee, MBBS, MS, Kheng Wah Ong, MBBS, MS, Zubaidah Hanifa, MBBS, MS, Oo Myint Minn, MBBS, MS, Suriyana Ghani, MBBS, Shu Yu Lim, MD Universiti Putra Malaysia Morbid obesity is a serious health problem. It is a growing pandemic with a heavy toll on morbidity and mortality. Dietary measures have proven to be ineffective […]
Hon Phin Wong, MD, Hurng-Sheng Wu, MD, Dev-Aur Chou, MD, Shih-Wei Huang, MD Show Chwan Memorial Hospital OBJECTIVE: Cholecystectomy lends itself well to a single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) approach. SILS is a virtually “scarless” technique; the single port is hidden in the umbilicus. As these procedures have become more widely adapted, it is important to […]
George Marinos, MBBS, FRACP, MD, Chris Eliades, MBBS, V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, Kobi Iki, MS, Cliff Kline, Hugh L Narciso, MSc, Daniel Burnett, MD Prince of Wales Private Hospital (Sydney, NSW, AUS); BAROnova, Inc. (Goleta, CA, USA) Objective: The TransPyloric Shuttle® (TPS®) is a non-surgical device that is delivered endoscopically to the stomach and is […]
Luca Milone, MD, Ian Dardani, BS, Mallory Hennemuth, BS, David Straple, BS, Maria Torres, BS, Andrew Gumbs, MD Villanova Endoluminal surgery has developed tremendously over the past few years, and the addition of robotic instruments could be very helpful in continuing the development of this field. The Endoscope Handle Manipulator is designed to robotically control […]